Between heath and lavender fields in Saint-Jean-de-Sault

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This walk is best done when the lavender is in bloom, in late June or early July.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.51 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 234 m
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    Descent: - 234 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,056 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 817 m
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Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the hamlet of Saint-Jean-de-Sault on the D943 from Sault to Saint-Saturnin-les-Apt.

(S/E) Walk up through the village and turn left towards the south. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead towards Clos des Courtois and cross this hamlet.

(1) Shortly afterwards, turn left and at the pumping station (100m) turn right. Follow the path that joins a road, then continue on this road in the same direction.

(2) At the bend in the road to the left, take the path that runs alongside the road on the right and climbs for 3 km into the Ravin de Combe Croc. Further on, at a fork, do not take the path that descends to the left towards the bottom of the ravine, but continue to the right. Further on, ignore a path on the left and turn south, following the red and whiteGR® markings, to reach a road.

(3) You will see the lavender fields in front of you and turn left. Leave theGR® markings for a few hundred metres and follow this road to the second crossroads, the Carrefour des Quatre Chemins.

(4) You will then rejoin theGR® markings. Turn left, continuing to follow the signs to cross the lavender fields again with Mont Ventoux in the background. Head north-northwest, following theGR®4and 9 signs.

(5) Follow theGR® markings as they turn left towards Coteau de la Meynière. Just before a fairly steep descent, you will have a magnificent view of Monieux and the Sault plain, as well as the hamlet of Saint-Jean, which you will find at the bottom of the slope (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 822 m - Car park in Saint-Jean-de-Sault
  2. 1 : km 0.59 - alt. 825 m - On the left, after Clos des Courtois
  3. 2 : km 1.42 - alt. 861 m - Path running alongside the road
  4. 3 : km 3.71 - alt. 1,002 m - Lavender fields
  5. 4 : km 4.33 - alt. 1,048 m - Carrefour des Quatre Chemins
  6. 5 : km 6.48 - alt. 1,037 m - Turn left towards Coteau de la Meynière.
  7. S/E : km 8.5 - alt. 822 m - Car park in Saint-Jean-de-Sault

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 11 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
Crapet
Crapet

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 09, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, well-described route. The final descent is quite steep, with one tricky section.

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CHABABA
CHABABA

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I did it with my daughter Rozenn: we are very pleased with this walk, enhanced by all the lavender fields
lavender fields. The surrounding area is beautiful and well worth exploring...

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NICO84210
NICO84210

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We go from a shady valley, which is very pleasant in summer, to a plateau of lavender fields against a backdrop of mountains, ending with a steep and rocky descent that is a little tricky. Be careful.

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pbelin
pbelin

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 04, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful walk, the only difficulty being the descent on the last kilometre. Magnificent view of the lavender fields with Mont Ventoux in the background.

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Clopsinette
Clopsinette

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 24, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Additional interest: a slight detour on the way back before descending to St Jean de Sault takes you to the paragliding take-off site, where you can watch them take flight! Site marked on the IGN map, access trail signposted from Coteau de la Meynière (point 5 of the hike), and easy return to the GR.

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pastelindigo
pastelindigo

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

pleasant and easy walk

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ALTMANYOSSEF
ALTMANYOSSEF

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 13, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

An interesting route even with winds of 50 km/h.

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Mx S.
Mx S.

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 06, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Only the last 4 kilometres offer a superb view, but it's worth doing at least once.

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jacquelineolivier
jacquelineolivier

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very detailed. I visit your website regularly.

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FIFOU30
FIFOU30

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 08, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The first third of the hike is enclosed, so it's cold in winter. The rest is simply magnificent.
The descent to the car is steep,

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ghost840
ghost840

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A beautiful hike. Doing it in October is obviously not the best time to enjoy the lavender, but as there isn't much shade, it's more pleasant in terms of the heat. But we'll do it again in early July, taking the necessary precautions. It must be worth it.

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